GWR Sharp, Roberts locomotives

The first 19 locomotives ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway included three 2-2-2 Sharp, Roberts locomotives. They were built by Sharp, Roberts and Company and the most successful of the early designs, two lasting until the 1870s.

The original 14 x cylinders were replaced from 1844 by larger 14 x or 15 x ones.

Locomotives

 * Lion (Sharp, Roberts R; 1838–1847)
 * Atlas (Sharp, Roberts S; 1838–1872)
 * This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive in 1860. After it was withdrawn it was sold to a Mr Glasbrook in Swansea.


 * Eagle (Sharp, Roberts T; 1838–1871)
 * This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive in 1860.